With so many events scheduled for this year, visiting the UK will be an exciting new experience every time. Let us explore annual events in 2025.
Chinese New Year
2025 will be celebrated as the Year of the Snake. Chinese dance, martial arts performances, firework displays are held at Trafalgar Square.
Date : 29 Jan 2025
Timing : To be announced
Price : Free
Location : Trafalgar Square, Chinatown and across the West End.
Bath Rebalance Festival
Rebalance Bath, the Festival of Wellbeing is the perfect venue to start 2025 with enjoyable activities that help improve your mental and physical health.
Date : 30 Jan – 23 Feb 2025
Timing : 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm
Price : £ 10
Location : Walcot House
Glasgow Film Festival
Glasgow Film Festival is dedicated to promoting Scottish artists and young talent.
Date : 26 Feb – 9 March 2025
Timing : To be announced
Price : To be announced
Location : Glasgow Film Theatre, Scotland
The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
The Boat Race is one of the oldest sports events where two powerful teams of athletes will compete against one another.
Date : 13 April 2025
Timing : Women Race at 1.21 pm, Men race at 2.21 pm.
Price : Free
Location : London Rowing Club, Embankment, London Borough of Wandsworth, Embankment
The Great Escape Festival
The Great Escape Festival is held in over thirty locations which promises an action-packed weekend.
Date : 13 to 17 May 2025
Timing : 10 am to 11 pm
Price : Starting £ 195
Location : Various Brighton Venues, Brighton, BN1 1EE, Great Britain
The Emirates FA Cup Final
The FA Cup, the oldest domestic cup competition in football is one of the most important sporting events in the UK where teams from across England compete to lift the trophy.
Date : 17 May 2025
Timing : To be announced
Price : Tickets will be sold via the relevant competing clubs.
Location : Wembley Stadium, London, England
Betfred Derby Festival
Betfred Derby Festival is the most well-known flat race in the world where riders and owners will compete for one of the richest rewards in British history.
Date : 6 to 7 June 2025
Timing : 6 June – First race at 2 pm, 7 June – First race at 1.25 pm
Price : To be announced
Location : Epsom Downs Racecourse, Surrey, south-east England
Isle of Wight Festival
Watch well-known performers perform at the annual music festival, Isle of Wight, held on the well-known island off the south coast of England.
Date : 19 to 22 June 2025
Timing : The arena is open from 2 pm to midnight on Friday, 11 am to midnight on Saturday, and 11 am to 11 pm on Sunday.
Price : Starting £ 289.95
Location : Seaclose Park, Newport
Jane Austen Regency Week
Jane Austen Regency Week is a 10-day celebration conducted annually in June in the market town of Alton and Chawton, the home of Jane Austen House.
Date : 21 to 29 June 2025
Timing : NA
Price : To be announced
Location : Alton, Chawton and Selborne in Hampshire
Wimbledon Tennis Championships, London, England
The Wimbledon Championships is the most well-known tennis competition in the world. The championships go on for around two weeks.
Date : 30 June – 13 July 2025
Timing : 1.30 pm to 8 pm
Price : Starting £ 2400 per person
Location : All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom.
London Pride
Every summer, Pride in London is a massive celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community in London.
Date : To be confirmed
Timing : To be announced
Price : Free
Location : London, England
Taste of London Festival
It is an outdoor event where top restaurants in the city prepare their signature dishes. Play games like croquet, table football, huge Jenga, and nine-pin quoits.
Date : 18 to 22 June 2025
Timing : 5.30 pm to 9.30 pm
Price : £ 205
Location : Regent Park, London, England
Formula 1 British Grand Prix
The 12th round of the 2025 season will take place at the former airfield, Silverstone.
Date : 3 to 6 July 2025
Timing : To be announced
Price : General admission tickets for a single day will cost between £ 70 and £ 329.
Location : Silverstone, Central England
Wales Airshow
Stunning aerobatic performances may be seen above Swansea Bay along the five-mile stretch. This exhibition features the military and civilian aviation display teams.
Date : 5 to 6 July 2025
Timing : 10 am to 6 pm
Price : Free
Location : Swansea, South Wales
Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival
The Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival takes place over ten days, with about 130 shows scheduled. Listen to music from Latin, afrobeat, electronica genres.
Date : 11 to 20 July 2025
Timing : 10 am to 5 pm
Price : NA
Location : Edinburgh, North-East Scotland
Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the greatest arts features. the artwork by well-known entertainment figures and upcoming artists aiming to advance their careers.
Date : 1 to 25 August 2025
Timing : To be announced
Price : Free
Location : North-East Scotland
Buckingham Palace Summer Opening
Discover some of the greatest gems from the Royal Collection while exploring the luxurious furnished State Rooms of the palace.
Date : 11 July to 29 September 2025
Timing : 9.30 am to the last admission at 5.15 in July and August, and 4.15 in September.
Price : Starting £ 72
Location : London, England
Bristol International Balloon Fiesta
Bristol International Balloon Fiesta is an annual celebration. Witness this spectacle with over 100 balloons lifting off during the dawn and teatime mass ascents.
Date : 8 to 10 August 2025
Timing : To be announced
Price : Free
Location : Ashton Court Estate, Bristol, South-west England
London Fashion Week
London Fashion Week, which takes place twice a year in February and September is where top designers present their most recent collections for the fashion business.
Date : 18 to 22 September 2025
Timing : To be announced
Price : To be announced
Location : London, England
Roald Dahl Day
Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the greatest arts features. the artwork by well-known entertainment figures and upcoming artists aiming to advance their careers.
Date : 13 September 2025
Timing : 10 am to 4.30 pm
Price : Adult Admission Ticket – £ 9.95, Child Admission Ticket aged 5 to 18 – £ 9.95
Location : Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, South-east England
Cardiff Half Marathon
Starting at Cardiff Castle and continuing via the Principality Stadium and Penarth Marina, competitors race through the downtown area of Cardiff, passing by famous landmarks.
Date : 5 October 2025
Timing : Starting 9 am
Price : £ 50 registration fee
Location : Cardiff, south Wales
Bonfire Night
Guy Fawkes Night is celebrated across Britain, with dazzling fireworks and flaming bonfires lighting the night sky.
Date : 5 November 2025
Timing : Starting from 5 pm
Price : Free
Location : Britain-wide
Longleat Festival of Light
The Longleat Festival of Light features hundreds of lit landscapes and characters. The Journey through time will be the subject of the magnificent exhibits.
Date : 9 November 2024 – 5 January 2025 / winter 2025 TBC
Timing : 10 am to 7 pm
Price : Free
Location : Wiltshire, South-west England
Newcastle Gateshead New Years Eve Winter Carnival
The fun-filled events for the whole family start at Monument in Newcastle. A troop of ferocious wolves owned by Odin and the thunder god Thor are expected to welcome crowds.
Date : 31 December 2025
Timing : Starting 5 pm
Price : Free
Location : Newcastle Gateshead, North-east England